Diamond Head Royal Hawaiian Elephant Ear |
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Araceae Colocasia Esculenta Diamond Head |
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Grows In | Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F through Zone 10B · 35° to 40° F |
Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Morning Shade / Evening Sun |
Soil Drainage | Moderately Drained, Poorly Drained, Very Poorly Drained |
Resistent To | Deer Resistant, Insect, Disease, Heat |
Blooms | Fall Foliage, Spring Foliage, Summer Foliage |
Foliage Color | Black, Dark Green |
Average Height | 4' to 5' |
Average Width | 4' to 6' |
Attracts | Visual Attention |
Fragrances | None |
Colocasia Esculenta 'Diamond Head' is a fast growing tropical plant and perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7A through 10B. It matures to an average height of 4 feet to 5 feet and an average width of 4 feet to 6 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade or morning shade with afternoon sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is moderately drained, moderately wet or consistently wet. The foliage is black and dark green in color. It attracts visual attention and is resistant to deer, insects, diseases and heat.
Diamond Head Elephant Ear can be useful in the landscape in mass plantings, in foundation plantings, in containers or planters, as a background, in shrub borders, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, as a focal point, in landscape beds or islands or to accentuate entryways and also in theme gardens, bog gardens or perennial gardens.